Surname
Iwashita
Iwashita (岩下) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean rock + below, and Wikidata lists 39 notable people with this family name.
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What Iwashita means
岩
rock
下
below
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Iwashita describes a place. Its kanji point to rocks, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Iwashita
Keisuke Iwashita 岩下 敬輔Japanese association football player
Jun Iwashita 岩下 潤Japanese association football player
Shima Iwashita 岩下 志麻Japanese actress (b. 1941)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.